Formerly Communication Arts Limited, YouXD are a New Zealand design company with a new approach to creativity—offering in their words “design with you in mind.” As YouXD explain, rather than advertising being being about shouting at people until they pay attention:

We would rather create a compelling conversation between you, your service, your brand and your customer.

John Gillespie was formerly a developer with YouXD, and maintains a special relationship with them still.

Founded by designer Jonathan Nicol, F6 Design is a special web and graphic design firm based in Melbourne, Australia known not only for elegant, functional websites, but also illustration, print design, typefaces, visual identities and motion graphics.

Our work has been featured in books and magazines including The Alamanac Of Asia Pacific Design II (Hong Kong), Web Designing magazine (Japan), Rethink, Redesign, Reconstruct (USA), and Indie Fonts 2 (USA). Our client projects have received numerous accolades including Australian blog of the year. In 2006 our illustration work was included in the exhibition To A T at the Museum of Design, Atlanta.

Special Operations thinks F6 Design is pretty special, and is proud to call them a special friend.

Liminal translates to ‘formlessness from which comes form’, and is the special Auckland based design team of Leonie Whyte and John Shepherd.

Powerful brand building is a process that initially starts with ‘nothing’. An open mind, a clean slate, and the ability to create something enduring are the initial pre-requisites. From there, intelligent thinking, exquisite execution, and an integrated perspective help to give the brand life and form.

With a zen-like approach to design and an impressive portfolio and track-record, Special Operations thinks Liminal is special, and is proud to call them a special friend.

Economics Help is a website written by part time Cherwell College, Oxford economics teacher and full-time blogger Tejvan R. Pettinger. Tejvan studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, and writes on economics and other matters not only for Economics Help, but a diverse range of blogs and online publications.

The site aims to offer help to students of Economics and those interested in understanding the complexities of Economics. My interests lie in gaining a practical understanding of how economics affects society and our quality of life.

Not only is Economics Help special, but Special Operations is proud to have designed their logo.

The aim of Pure Web Designs is to get to the heart of your organisation, and to reflect that personality in your website and print work. It’s about creating an atmosphere, offering your strengths to the world in a clear, human-friendly way.

Special Operations is proud to have a special working relationship with Pure Web Designs, who we think are a little bit special.

Steven Boniface is a talented Wellington, New Zealand based photographer with an outstanding portfolio of clients and completed work, and a very special website, built and hosted by Special Operations.

Special Operations is proud to have a special working relationship with Steven Boniface, because like us, he’s a little bit special.

The Auckland Sri Chinmoy Centre offers free courses in meditation throughout the year as a community service. Our structured and popular workshops introduce a broad range of techniques to familiarize you with the various types of meditation and will help you to develop a successful home practice.

Special Operations is proud to have built the website for this peace promoting, special community service.